Action Poker Denies Knowledge of Claim

Action Poker, an online poker group has denied that they were unaware of a patent suit that was filed against them late last month.  An Action Poker spokesperson told us "We were informed about the case two days after it was filed and our legal counsel was on top of this."  They also ensured "We have good case," noting that the strategy was being planned out.  An Action

The complaint was filed in Missouri Supreme Court last week against seven online gaming companies alleging infringement of US Patent No. Patent No. 5,564,001 that is titled, “Method and System for Interactively Transmitting Information Over A Network Which Requires Reduced Bandwidth”.  This suit against Action Poker could result in default judgments and their domain names could be confiscated.

The people that are named in the suit are; Costa Rica International Sports, Digital Gaming Solutions SA, SBG Global, Playsafe Holding AS, eCom Enterprises and Action Poker Gaming Enterprises.  Bodog which lost most of their domain names to the complaint, 1st Technology, has refused to settle with what they deem "patent trolls".